Vrgorac

Town in Split-Dalmatia, Croatia

Town in Dalmatian Hinterland, Croatia

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43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.20°N 17.37°E / 43.20; 17.37Country

CroatiaHistorical regionDalmatian HinterlandCounty

Split-DalmatiaGovernment

• MayorAnte Pranić (NLM)Area

^[1]

• Town278.6 km² (107.6 sq mi) • Urban

13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Town5,698 • Density20/km² (53/sq mi) • Urban

2,132 • Urban density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21276

Area code021ClimateCfaWebsitevrgorac.hr

Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats], Italian: Vergoraz) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.

Demographics

The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:^[3]

Banja, population 202
Dragljane, population 52
Draževitići, population 203
Duge Njive, population 105
Dusina, population 494
Kljenak, population 86
Kokorići, population 161
Kotezi, population 278
Kozica, population 56
Mijaca, population 95
Orah, population 268
Podprolog, population 355
Poljica Kozička, population 172
Prapatnice, population 179
Rašćane, population 130
Ravča, population 154
Stilja, population 320
Umčani, population 227
Veliki Prolog, population 499
Vina, population 134
Višnjica, population 14
Vlaka, population 41
Vrgorac, population 2,039
Zavojane, population 308

In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.^[4]

Town of Vrgorac: Population trends 1857–2021

population	7618	7865	8701	10251	11910	12859	12838	12756	11621	11612	11246	9927	8228	7497	7593	6572	5698
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Prehistory

In the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, probably Proto-Illyrians, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Notable people

Tin Ujević (1891–1955), poet
Stipe Božić (born 1951), mountaineer, filmmaker, photographer; second European to climb Mt. Everest twice.
Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), basketball player and team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv
Bonaventura Radonić (1888-1945), Franciscan, philosopher, professor

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Scientific Papers – J2-M172". j2-m172.info. J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
^ Novak, M.; Vyroubal, V.; Bedić, Ž. (2011). Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia. Department of Archaeology , Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
^ "The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe" (PDF).

Vrgorska krajina

External links

Media related to Vrgorac at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Subdivisions of Split-Dalmatia County
Cities and towns	Hvar Imotski Kaštela Komiža Makarska Omiš Sinj Solin Split (seat) Stari Grad Supetar Trilj Trogir Vis Vrgorac Vrlika	Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County
Municipalities	Baška Voda Bol Brela Cista Provo Dicmo Dugi Rat Dugopolje Gradac Hrvace Jelsa Klis Lećevica Lokvičići Lovreć Marina Milna Muć Nerežišća Okrug Otok Podbablje Podgora Podstrana Postira Prgomet Primorski Dolac Proložac Pučišća Runovići Seget Selca Sućuraj Sutivan Šestanovac Šolta Tučepi Zadvarje Zagvozd Zmijavci	Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County